Sign Up for FREE Admission to the Cleveland Botanical Gardens on May 6th

Celebrate National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 6th 2011 by visiting the Cleveland Botanical Gardens (or the public garden near you) for FREE!! Visit the Better Homes and Gardens website to sign up and receive FREE admission for you and your party of up to 10 people. Be ready to print your voucher when you sign up, as you can only sign up once per email account (and they don't email the voucher to you). The Garden is open from 10am-5pm on Fridays. Enjoy and share the deal!

6th Annual FREE Family Day at the IWASM on March 12th

This year at the International Women's Air and Space Museum, they are celebrating the life & legacy of Bessie Coleman on Saturday, March 12, 2011, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. The schedule of events includes:

•Learn about Bessie’s life through a biographical timeline of hands-on stations
•Watch a performance of Bessie Coleman as portrayed by a re-enactor
•Enjoy an African drum & dance ensemble from Karamu House
•Meet members of the Bessie Coleman Foundation
•Enjoy a book fair owith Usborne Books (with proceeds benefiting the Joan L. Hrubec Aviation Education Center!) To shop before Family Day, click HERE!
•And so much more!

Visit their website for more information, and enjoy!

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Cleveland for FREE!

Most of the museums and attractions in Cleveland are offering FREE ADMISSION on Monday, January 17th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Do you have any plans yet? If not, make some because you can't beat the price! Some places offering FREE admission include: Great Lakes Science Center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Orchestra, and Western Reserve Historical Society. See the link for the complete list of attractions and special event programs. Enjoy the day!

FREE Admission to Great Lakes Science Center/NASA Glenn for Youth on Tuesdays

The NASA Glenn Visitor Center has relocated to the Great Lakes Science Center. They are offering FREE general admission to NASA and the Science Center on Tuesdays to youth age 18 and under or any student up to the 12th grade accompanied by an adult. Regular admission ranges from $7.95-$9.95 a person. Visit their website for hours and other information. Enjoy!

http://www.glsc.org/visit/hours.php#free_tuesdays

Target First FREE Thursdays at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Through Thursday, March 3, 2011, visitors to The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will enjoy FREE admission on the first Thursday of each month. Free admission does not apply to school or other groups. Bring the family for a fun-filled day exploring our permanent exhibits and watching the action in our outdoor galleries, where owls, bobcats, otters and more are busy all year long! 2010 Target Free First Thursdays:

October 7, 2010
November 4, 2010
December 2, 2010
January 6, 2011
February 3, 2011
March 3, 2011

http://www.cmnh.org/site/ClassesandPrograms/SpecialEvents/TargetFreeFirstThursdays.aspx

Chalk Festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Septemeber 18 & 19

"Children and adults enjoy this annual event where community members join professional artists in using the walkways around the Fine Arts Garden as a colorful canvas. Begun in 1990, our festival is a modern expression of a Renaissance tradition from 16th-century Italy, in which beggars copied paintings of the Madonna by Raphael and his contemporaries, using chalk on the plazas outside cathedrals. Watching the chalk artists and enjoying the entertainment is FREE." See the link for more details, and enjoy!
http://www.clevelandart.org/

Art and Play Family Day, FREE Family Fun at the Cleveland Museum of Art

"Celebrate the newly opened galleries with a free event for families and the young at heart. Art making, gallery adventures, storytellers, drumming and dancing, and an artist carving demonstration by Yacouba Bonde and his assistant, Aboulaye Ouedrango." Event takes place on Sunday, June 27th from 12:30-4 pm. http://www.clevelandart.org/